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Deuteronomy 16:19
You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.
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Isaiah 5:23
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!
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Proverbs 17:23
The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
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Proverbs 15:27
Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.
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1 Samuel 8 3
Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice.
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Psalms 26:10
in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes.
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Ecclesiastes 7:7
Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
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Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
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Proverbs 19:4
Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
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1 Samuel 12 3
Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restore it to you.”
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Amos 5:12
For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins— you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and turn aside the needy in the gate.
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Micah 7:3
Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.
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Deuteronomy 10:17
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.
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Ezekiel 22:12
In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take interest and profit and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but me you have forgotten, declares the Lord God.
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Isaiah 1:13
Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath and the calling of convocations— I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly.
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Hosea 4:18
When their drink is gone, they give themselves to whoring; their rulers dearly love shame.